Amugbanite
/Ah-muh-gba-nee-tay/
male
surname
Abia
Anambra
Enugu
Imo
Tone-marked spelling: Amụgbanite
May procreative force shoot up.
Etymology
Amugbanite is derived from 'Amụ' meaning 'the procreative force', the verb 'gbanie' meaning 'to shoot upwards' or 'to explode upwards'. The 'te' prefix reflects the direction of the call.
In 'Gbanie/gbagoo' and 'gbanite/gbagote', while the former reflects a call from equal or lower position, the latter reflects a call to an object to join the subject on a higher position.
Sources
- 'Igbo Names in the Nominal Roll of Amelié, An Early 19th Century Slave Ship' by Chukwuma Azuonye